Nancy - and a new camera!

Motography has been slacking a bit in the blog updates recently, but it's for good reason. Now that all of the technicalities are taken care of I can officially announce an important addition to Motography....

...the Canon Rebel EOS T2i!

My G11 was a wonderful camera, but it wasn't giving me the picture clarity and options that I really wanted. And, most importantly when shooting with animals and children, the slowness was killing me - it took too long to turn on, to switch modes, to reload between shots. By the time it had recorded my last shot and prepared for my next, my subject was already on the other side of the room licking something (that pertains to both the children and the pets).

So I sold my G11 to a dear friend (I couldn't trust her to just anyone!) and scrounged up the difference from my savings. I've spent the week exploring the T2i, and falling head over heels in love with it. The clarity, the options, and the speed are like a dream.

Here are some of my very first photos with my new toy. The subject is my beautiful mother, Nancy; I've seen pictures of her at twenty, and let me tell you, she's just as beautiful now, if not more. This woman is the definition of aging gracefully. Go ahead, try to guess how old she is. I bet you can't. Needless to say, I am very happy to have her genes.

This last one is my favorite.  Thanks for being my guinea pig, mom!